Assignment name: Rain Water Harvesting and Ground Water Recharge

Approx. value of the contract (in current NRs; US$ or Euro

NRs 22,938,313.00

Country: Nepal

Location within country: Kathmandu

Duration of assignment (months): 44

Name of Client: Bagmati river Basin Improvement Project/ADB

Total No. of person-months of the assignment: 150

Address: Guheshwori, Kathmandu

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current NRs; US$ or Euro): NRS 22,938,313.00

Start date (month/year): Sept  2017

Completion date: May  2020

No. of professional person-months provided by the joint venture partners or the Sub-Consultants: NA

Name of joint venture partner or sub-Consultants, if any: NA

Narrative description of Project: The assignment is being implemented aiming to contribute to increase water flow in Bagmati river through the promotion for installation of rain water harvesting and ground water recharge system in households.

Description of actual services provided in the assignment:

·   Development and implementation of awareness raising activities to promote the rain water harvesting and ground water recharge system installation at HH level in Kathmandu to address the water stress

·   Conducted baseline survey on RWH-GWR

·   Development of design for Rainwater harvesting and ground water Recharge and subsidy scheme aiming to address the water stress

·   Conduction of training to Engineers, plumbers and house wives on rain water harvesting and ground water recharge

·   Promoted 14 demonstration site on Rain water harvesting

·   Identified interested household for installation of RWH-GWR and promoted the system in 2134 HHs